The winners of the two semifinal bouts will meet later on the same night to determine a grand prix champion.

The organization also announced that lightweight champion Satoru Kitaoka (24-8-9) would face Mizuto Hirota (11-3-1), while middleweights Kazuo Misaki (21-9-2) and Kazuhiro Nakamura (13-9) will meet to determine the next challenger for champion Jorge Santiago (21-7).

Kazuyuki Fujita (15-7), Sanae Kikuta (28-6-3) and Eiji Mitsuoka (15-6-2) are also expected to compete on the card.

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